Michael Easter

But it dries so fast because we're in the desert.

It is dry.

So you're constantly just dump, dump.

People ask how much water I had the whole time.

I'm like, it's hard to say because I was... They'd fill it and I'd be dumping and sipping.

But never...

would you want to be dry at all?

You want to keep your hair wet, clothes wet, everything wet.

Yeah, because it is so dry and so hot that your sweat probably, if you had sweat alone, that's going to evaporate immediately and then you're going to overheat.

So how did you heat train for this?

Like you have to get, like you said, you can't just be like, oh, I'm just going to do a lot of running.

You know, I'm trained for an ultra, but I've done it in say Montana or Idaho or whatever, where it's cold.

Like you have to, you have to get ready for that heat.

So what'd you do?

Definitely.

Um, well, I'm, I'm lucky enough to live in a very hot area.

Um, the first year I did it, I lived in Florida and so it was hot and humid.

It's very different, very different and no hills.

The second year I did it, I lived in St.

George.